Tag Archives: Keanu Reeves

Couch Potato’s Tuesday Teaser: Which stars were originally intended for the lead roles in Speed?

This 50-miles-per-hour action thriller starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock was actually written for two other stars. So who?  Nicolas Cage and Julia Roberts perhaps? Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman maybe? Kiefer Sutherland and Laura Linney possibly? Well, guess what, … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | The Love Letter, and other letter-driven movies

You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video I can’t remember the last time I received a letter. I’m not counting the pointless duplicate letters I regularly receive from my energy supplier (very green eh!), or … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings | Best of Bullock

So, Sandra Bullock has won a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture -  Drama. Do you think she’ll win Best Actress Oscar? Or will it be Meryl? I think both are great. Bullock is … Continue reading

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The Best view | The Private Lives of Pippa Lee – Robin Wright Penn finds herself in multi-faceted role

Robin Wright Penn’s incredible beauty and her headline-provoking marriage to Sean Penn have tended to distract attention from what a great actress she is. If your image of her is still stuck at her roles as fairy-tale heroine Buttercup in … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Role Models Growing old disgracefully… Two reckless salesmen are ordered to mentor some wayward children. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install Flash Player if it’s missing. Get Flash … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Australia Down Under… An English aristocrat falls for a cattle driver in Baz Luhrmann’s epic love story. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install Flash Player if it’s missing. … Continue reading

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Twilight Pain in the neck… Teenager Bella Swann moves to a small town in Washington and falls for her mysterious classmate, Edward Cullen, who turns out to be a 108-year-old vampire. Typical. Transporter 3 Special delivery… Jason Statham reprises his … Continue reading

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Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, and their most bodacious lingo

Couch Potato Pickings On ITV2 tonight at 8pm You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Does anyone else remember the most excellent and bodacious lingo that emerged among non-senior members of society in the late … Continue reading

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The Matrix: love it or hate it?

COUCH POTATO PICKINGS You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video I find this trailer extremely confusing – it might give a taste of the sci-fi action nature of the film, but it tells me very … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Pickings – Bram Stoker’s Dracula

On Five US tonight at 11.25pm Halloween is just round the corner and I still haven’t planned my costume. Since there are only nine days to go, I’ve decided to mark the countdown with a series of appropriate movies. Tonight’s … Continue reading

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